Wrestling match fiasco ends with referee blamed
A Bowbells North Dakota state championship wrestling bout between Stefanowicz and Lavy collapsed into farce as referee Meyer from Lignite failed to understand the rules. Fans demanded refunds after instant pins in the first two rounds. Stefanowicz issued a challenge for a rematch in the area, while the crowd and local officials vowed tighter referee standards.
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A. Stefanowicz
George Lavy
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Stefanowicz
Lavy
Grand
Lacy
Columbus
Ambrose
Meyer
Lignite
the Tribune
Tribune
McGee May Run for District Judge in Minot
In Minot on December 28 politics heat up as talk of a district judge contest grows. George A McGee former state's attorney may challenge Judge K E Leighton though no formal announcement has been made. McGee has two terms of experience and strong local backing. County officials note session generosity at the courthouse as John Romine presented the staff with oranges apples candy and nuts after a long day. Dr A L Doe travels to Minneapolis for a week combining business with leisure.
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Minot
N. D
George A. McGee
K. E. Leighton
District Court
McGee
Eigh Bassony
John Romine
John
Berthold Woman Dies While Shopping
Berthold North Dakota December 23 Christmas joy turned to tragedy when Mrs W D Baumgardner collapsed during Christmas shopping. She had finished most of her list and was still holding tightly to her parcels when she died.
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Berthold
N. D
W. D. Baumgardner
Clerk Miss Gill Takes Week Vacation From Deeds Office
Miss Maud Gill, a clerk in the Register of Deeds office under George Hanson, left last Friday for Pembina to spend Christmas with her parents. She will return Monday and the post is filled by Misa Alma Fredrickson during her absence.
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Hattie Sonnek
Harvey
Mrs. Kasten
Minnesota Lake
Minn
Eaton
Maud Gill
Office of Register of Deeds
George ‘Hanson
Pembina
Register
Misa Alma Fredrickson
Vinge Loses Out In Justice Court
A justice court case in which G. L. Bickford sued A. K. Vinge for $15 over a check signed by Vinge. The check was paid once, returned, and later presented again. Vinge refused to honor it a second time. The case, heard in The Tribune block, ended with Vinge losing and Rozen potentially liable for costs.
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G. L. Bickford
A. K. Vinge
Justice Blenkner
C. E. Pierson
Tribune
Joe Biguin
Vinge
Bickford
Justice Kopriva
Kate Servis
Henry Morris
Socialist meetings and dance advertised in Burke county
The Burke county Socialists plan their annual convention next Monday at eleven. Ernest Utterman will speak on Socialism at the court house at 2 30 p.m. The opera house was unavailable due to a firemen's dance. Regardless of attendance, the community is urged to join the dance after the talks. A cuff link marked D was found at Smith and Rhode barber shop and can be claimed there.
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Smith & Rhode
Burke County
Ernest Utterman
Court House
Utterman
Opera House
Pioneer farmer committed to asylum after insanity hearing
Erick Lundgren of four miles west of Niobe was arrested Tuesday afternoon by Sheriff Stainhofer on insanity charges and committed to the state hospital at Jamestown after a three week mania about religion. The hearing featured attorney C. E. Pierson, Dr. A. L. Doe, and County Judge Carter. Lundgren, a married father of four, had tilled his farm ten years and was considered rational at times before his relapses.
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Erick Lundgren
Niobe
Stainhofer
C. E. Pierson
A. L. Doe
Carter
Pierson
Tribune
Lundgren
Jamestown
George Spooner
Dick Siver
Harvests and December Grop in McKenzie Co Journal
Gil bert Oland set a state record for late harvests by gathering forty seven acres of flax after snow halted field work. He and Ed Stedman rigged a binder with a snow attachment to clear deep snow and finish the cut within a week. Mrs. Oland celebrates four flax stacks. Deputy County Treasurer G Carlson left for Dawson Minn to spend Christmas with family, returning soon. Kjereng of 18 miles west proved five years on his homestead with witnesses H Strom and Ed Austen. Real estate loans offered by T B Hurly.
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G. Carlson
Dawson, Minn
Christ Kjereng
Martin
H. H. Strom
Ed. Austen
Three Dead in Henhouse on Farm and Local News Nominations
Three people are reported dead in a farm henhouse with a thief sought after seed flax theft near Ambrose. A Bowbells school basket social raised 36.25 for a new organ and praise for Miss Estelle Coons. The Sherwood Tribune notes W D Brown’s suicide in his four mile southwest farm and upcoming council meeting schedule.
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Bystedt
Tabitha
Frank Sandia
John Adamson
Burke county district court opens in Bowbells January fifteenth
The next Burke county district court term in Bowbells begins January 15 with about ten criminal and fifty civil cases to be disposed of. Most criminal matters involve blind signatures and only six citizenship applications will be heard. Sheriff Stainhoffer will subpoena jurors this and next week from a drawn list including Ole Hanson, Wm. Lind, Harry Glove, Geo. Conrad, Frank Reis, Lee Eaton, and others.
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Burke County
Bowbells
Stainhoffer
Ole Hanson
Wm. Lind
Harry Glove
Geo. Conrad
Frank Reis
Lee Eaton
John Berg
Theodore Schwegen
James Dignan
J. A. Stoll
Chas. T. Lord
J. O. Norlin
J. J. Devaney
H. F. Pommier
John S. Olson
Martin C. Paul
R. P. Landis
John H. Johnson
Fred H. Gestrum
E. A. Marks
Erick Dihle
Frank W. Ewan
Chas Collins
Olaf K. Helen
R. Rierson
Carl Koster
Eegebert Kalstad
Elling Lorentzen
Ernest McIntyre
Alfred Moran
Matt Schaefer
Ole Erickson
Henry Overland
W. H. Glaspey
Oscar Norberg
Max Rubnke
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Minneapolis
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Erick Lundren
Near Niobe
Elmer Eaton
Conway
H.” L.’ Lyon
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State Health Bulletin
R. T. Blenkner
McKenzie County
T. B. Hurly
Knudson
Mr. Knudson
Mrs. Knudson
Crosby
Mary Coons
Ruth
Pennsylvania
Sherwood
Sherwood Tribune
W. D. Brown
Sher‘wood
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